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到
Pattern
Verb + 到 + place
Key words
Core idea
到 marks the place reached after a movement verb. The movement verb comes first, then 到, then the destination.
It is useful with actions such as walking, driving, going, sending, or arriving.
Compare with going to do something
去 before an action can describe going to do something. 到 after a movement verb focuses on the endpoint reached.
Both can appear in travel sentences, but they answer different questions: purpose versus destination.
Examples
我走到学校。
Wǒ zǒu dào xuéxiào.
I walk to school.
他开车到台北。
Tā kāichē dào Táiběi.
He drives to Taipei.
请送到我家。
Qǐng sòng dào wǒ jiā.
Please deliver it to my home.
Common mistakes
Avoid
我到走学校。
Use
我走到学校。
到 follows the movement verb and introduces the destination.